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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.5